11/11/2022
Dr. Randy Abbey is the Acting Managing Director of the Ignite Media Group with more than 20 years of experience as a media practitioner. He is the Board Chairman of the Commercial and Allied Services Group of Jospong and also the concept developer and host of Good Morning Ghana show on Metro TV Ghana .
Areas of his expertise include Corporate Governance, Management Consultancy, Communications and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
From The Swiss Business School of Switzerland (SBS) he acquired a PhD in Business Administration, a Masters in Applied Business Research and an MBA in General Management.
He also earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and Post Graduate Certificate in Management all from the Australian Institute of Business-Australia.
And from the Nobel International Business School (NIBS), he acquired a Post Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Management. He also earned a Certificate in Human Resource Management from GIMPA as well as an Advance Certificate in Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ).
He plays other vital roles as Member of Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association, Non-Executive Director of Metro TV, Chairman of the Ghana National Under 20 Soccer Team (Black Satellites), President; Heart of Lions FC Limited, Chief Executive Officer; Clientele Plus Limited, Board Chairman; Peduase Valley Resort ,
Dr. Randy Abbey was an Elected Executive Director of the Ghana Football Association from 2004-2015, Director of Communications from of the GFA; 2006 to 2011, Team Media Officer in Ghana during the African Cup of Nations (Ghana); 2010, African Cup of Nations Angola 2010, FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa, African Cup of Nations Ghana 2008 and FIFA World Cup Germany 2006.
From April 2007 - July 2010, he served as Chief Executive Officer for the Kessben Football Club Limited, Director of Communications of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited from 2002-2007, General Manager of Choice FM from 2003-2005 and Director of News, Current Affairs and Sports at Metro TV from Sep 2001-Dec 2002
In his professional development, Dr. Randy Abbey has an Advance Professional Certificate in Company Directorship from the Graduate School of Governance and Leadership (Ghana), Executive Master of Appropriate Dispute Resolution, Executive Diploma in Appropriate Dispute Resolution from Gamey & Gamey Academy, an Affiliate of Pulse Institute, Calgary-Canada.
He is a fellow at the Boardroom Institute, Graduate School of Governance and Leadership, Ghana, US State Department International Visitor Programme, (Leadership in Journalism), USA and a member of the Chartered Institute of Governance and Leadership, The Boardroom Institute (Graduate School of Governance and Leadership), Ghana as well as a good standing member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GIJ)
He has been honoured with the Order of the Volta (Media Development) and Grand Medal (Football Administration) and has some publications in the areas of “Exploring the nexus between social corporate responsibility (CSR) fulfilment and firms' innovation performance: SN Business and Economics Journal
Hobbies include traveling, watching soccer and playing with his children.
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